## FEATURED
[GopherCon 2016: A Conference for Go Devs (Jul 11-13, Denver, CO)](http://www.gophercon.com/?utm_source=studyolang&utm_medium=email)
You can now buy tickets to the largest event in the world dedicated to Go. Want to speak? The [CFP](http://cfp.gophercon.com/events/gc16) closes on Jan 31st.
[Go 1.5.3 Released](https://groups.google.com/d/msg/golang-dev/MEATuOi_ei4/nl8jrt9YEwAJ?utm_source=studygolang&utm_medium=email)
Due to a security issue in in Go’s math/big package
[LLVM 3.8's Debugger Will Include Go Support](https://groups.google.com/d/msg/golang-nuts/pzpNcarQcvo/FTf1szmMEAAJ?utm_source=studygolang&utm_medium=email)
Including a Go expression parser and type system. Goroutines are treated as threads. More details are available in Debugging Go Code with LLDB.
[Writing AWS Lambda Functions in Go](http://jacopodaeli.com/writing-aws-lambda-functions-in-go/?utm_source=studygolang&utm_medium=email)
AWS Lambda is a cloud service that lets you run Node, Python and Java code without a server, but you can make Node call out to a compiled Go program.
[pome: A Postgres Metrics Dashboard Written in Go](https://github.com/rach/pome?utm_source=studygolang&utm_medium=email)
If you’re running and managing your own Postgres instance, having a simple and elegant dashboard like this could be handy.
[mysqldriver-go: A GC-Optimized MySQL Driver](https://github.com/pubnative/mysqldriver-go?utm_source=studygolang&utm_medium=email)
Other MySQL drivers implement the database/sql interface but this can require the storage of many objects on the heap. This alternative is GC-optimized and performance oriented.
[Gopher Gala: A Distributed Go Hackathon, Jan 22-24](http://gophergala.com/?utm_source=studygolang&utm_medium=email)
Showcase your skills and compete for prizes against the best Go developers from around the world.
[Go 1.6 Beta 2 Released](https://groups.google.com/d/msg/golang-nuts/DUwMjOWLA6s/p79eBIhXEwAJ?utm_source=studygolang&utm_medium=email)
[The Hidden Dangers of Default Rand](http://blog.sgmansfield.com/2016/01/the-hidden-dangers-of-default-rand/?utm_source=studygolang&utm_medium=email)
‘This post is based on a real-world problem that I faced when I was developing a load generator program for work.’
[Should We Use Mocking Libraries for Go Testing?](http://www.philosophicalhacker.com/2016/01/13/should-we-use-mocking-libraries-for-go-testing/?utm_source=studygolang&utm_medium=email)
A developer did some research on the pros and cons of mocking libraries vs hand-written mocks.
## IN BRIEF
[Buffer-less Multipart POST in Go](http://depado.markdownblog.com/2016-01-09-buffer-less-multipart-post-in-golang?utm_source=studygolang&utm_medium=email)
[Containerize Go Apps with Docker and Bluemix](http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/wa-containerize-golang-apps-docker-bluemix/index.html?utm_source=studygolang&utm_medium=email)
[Engineering IoT Solutions with Go](http://iotscorecard.com/building-with-go.html?utm_source=studygolang&utm_medium=email)
[Golang and Why It Matters](https://medium.com/@jamesotoole/golang-and-why-it-matters-1710b3af96f7?utm_source=studygolang&utm_medium=email)
[Clock: A 'time' Package Replacement for Mocking Times and Timers](https://github.com/WatchBeam/clock?utm_source=studygolang&utm_medium=email)
[Fosite: A Security-First OAuth 2 Framework for Go](https://github.com/ory-am/fosite?utm_source=studygolang&utm_medium=email)
Implements IETF RFC6749, counterfeits weaknesses covered in IETF RFC6819 and countermeasures various database attack scenarios, keeping your app safe.
[go-input: Elegant Reading of User Input at the Console](https://github.com/tcnksm/go-input?utm_source=studygolang&utm_medium=email)
[apex: Minimal AWS Lambda Function Manager with Go Support](https://github.com/apex/apex?utm_source=studygolang&utm_medium=email)
[A Go Web App Example - Entry Point, File Structure, Models, and Routes](http://www.josephspurrier.com/go-web-app-example/?utm_source=studygolang&utm_medium=email)
[cloudfile: A Consistent Way to Work with Remote Files](https://github.com/alexflint/go-cloudfile?utm_source=studygolang&utm_medium=email)
For writing code that doesn’t care whether its data comes from the filesystem or a remote provider.
[mmapio: io.ReadSeeker and io.WriteSeeker Implementation for mmap](https://github.com/goayame/mmapio?utm_source=studygolang&utm_medium=email)
[IBM's Port of Go to Its S390X Mainframes](https://github.com/linux-on-ibm-z/go?utm_source=studygolang&utm_medium=email)
[CRUD: A Minimalistic Relational Database Library](https://github.com/azer/crud?utm_source=golangweekly&utm_medium=email)